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'Complete destruction': Canadians mobilize to help Morocco after earthquake
MONTREAL - A Canadian aid worker in Morocco says he's seen scenes of "complete destruction" in the wake of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 2,900 people and left many more injured ...
Sep 13, 2023

PWHL, Canadian Tire reach multi-year agreement on sponsorship deal
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has struck a multi-year agreement with Canadian Tire to be the league's first funding partner. The collaboration includes sponsorship of the PWHL's ina...
Sep 13, 2023

Union demands apology from WestJet after Poilievre speaks on flight's PA system
OTTAWA - The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke on the public address system of a recent flight. A video ci...
Sep 13, 2023

Woman with whom Texas AG Ken Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's staff say he carried on an extramarital affair is expected to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. The bi...
Sep 13, 2023

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after extensive search, Pennsylvania police
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after an extensive search, Pennsylvania State Police say. The Associated Press
Sep 13, 2023

ROTHENBURGER: Another motion from the mayor stumbles, but wait for what’s next
YOU'D THINK helping the homeless get back home would be a no-brainer but, true to form, Kamloops City council messed it up at their meeting Tuesday.This time, all of council including Mayor Reid Hamer...
Sep 13, 2023

Flooding in eastern Libya displaces at least 30,000 people, according to UN agency
DERNA, Libya (AP) - Devastating floods that engulfed a coastal city in eastern Libya have displaced at least 30,000 people, the U.N. migration agency says. The International Organization for Migration...
Sep 13, 2023

In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... More questions arise in daycare E. coli outbreak A report detailing critical he...
Sep 13, 2023

Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather
OTTAWA - A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests. But the Leger poll says only a sm...
Sep 13, 2023

More questions arise as investigation into Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak continues
CALGARY - A report detailing critical health violations at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak is raising even more questions about how this could have happened....
Sep 13, 2023

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